Male nurse found to have preyed on patient in psychiatric facility

A male nurse at a Queensland psychiatric facility has been banned for nine years after preying on a fragile female patient and bombarding her with explicit text messages.

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal heard that Madai Isgrove allegedly sent a female patient sexually explicit messages in which he detailed sexual acts he wished to perform with her and his desire to watch her be bathed by a female nurse.

Over three months, Isgrove sent the woman 1246 text messages, which included telling her "you sucked good" and "was going to tuck you in".

More alarmingly though, he had already been deregistered in the UK where he was working as a nursing assistant, and gained employment in Queensland by hiding his criminal past - which also included convictions for fraud and assault - from his boss.

Isgrove's secret unravelled when the woman's psychologist reported him to management.

He allegedly begged the patient to deny everything and delete the evidence.

Four of the 1246 text messages Madai Isgrove sent the woman in the psychiatric facility (Source: A Current Affair) ()